Ruben Zadkovich is confident the future is bright for Derby County, despite the club's relegation.
Zadkovich looking forward to playing for Derby
Ruben Zadkovich is confident the future is bright for Derby County, despite the club's relegation from the Premier League.
The Australian midfielder has agreed a two-year contract with the Rams after impressing manager Paul Jewell in a recent trial.
He will be eligible to play for Derby from next season and is confident the club can swiftly secure promotion back to the top flight.
"Things haven't gone the way the club wanted this season," Zadkovich told the club's
official website. "But everyone is looking to the future and I want to be a part of that.
Great potential
"Now the team is relegated they can only start building as there is no point dwelling on the past - what has happened has happened.
"But this is such a massive club with great potential and we can only expect bigger and better things.
"I can only see them going back to the Premier League, which has to be the goal."
Zadkovich started his career at Queens Park Rangers before a stint at Notts County preceded his return to Australia with Sydney FC.
He added: "I was very young then, and very inexperienced, but things have changed.
"Since then I have played a lot of international football with my age group and I've been called up to the national side, so I'm ready to play.
"There are points to prove, especially to some people, but I love a challenge and I'm ready for that."
